TORONTO, July 10 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose
on Friday on market optimism that the recent turmoil over the
Greek debt crisis and China's stock market dive has calmed down.

Investors were hopeful that last-minute concessions by
debt-laden Greece could result in a deal with its global
creditors. In China, stocks, which had been plunging on panic
selling, found some stable ground after support measures from
Beijing appeared to be working.

"Everything's settled down at least for one day. We're in
this 'two steps forward, one step backwards'. Today, I guess,
we're going two steps forward," said John Kinsey, portfolio
manager at Caldwell Securities.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, always
influential in index moves, rose 2.52 percent to C$290.56, to
lead the gainers, while financial names filled the rest of the
top five biggest index boosters.

Royal Bank of Canada advanced 1.2 percent to
C$76.38, followed by Toronto-Dominion Bank, which added
1.13 percent to C$52.39.
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